Voodoo it

• FUN staff
• Published: Oct 30, 2009

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The 11th annual Voodoo Experience returns to New Orleans’ City Park today, Oct. 30, through Sunday, Nov. 1. The event features eclectic music on eight stages, more than 25 Louisiana food booths and 40 local craft vendors.

The 2009 lineup includes national acts Eminem, Kiss, Jane’s Addiction, Wolfmother, Lenny Kravitz, Widespread Panic, the Flaming Lips, Meat Puppets, the Pogues, Ween, George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic and many more. Louisiana musicians, too, bring their unique flavors to the mix, including Generationals, Papa Grows Funk, Little Freddie King, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, BeauSoleil and the Zydepunks.

To get to Voodoo Experience from Baton Rouge take I-10 east toward the New Orleans Business District. Exit at Metairie Road/City Park Avenue, turn left onto City Park Avenue and then left at the third light onto Marconi Drive. Follow signs to the designated parking areas.

2009 VOODOO EXPERIENCE SCHEDULE

Friday, Oct. 30

Voodoo Stage

11 a.m.: Lucy’s Walk
1 p.m.: Erick Baker
3 p.m.: The Vettes
5 p.m.: Janelle Monae
6:40 p.m.: Silversun Pickups
9:30 p.m.: Eminem

PlayStation Stage

Noon: Glasgow
2 p.m.: Generationals
4 p.m.: The Cool Kids
5:40 p.m.: The Black Keys
8 p.m.: Justice

WWOZ/SoCo Stage

12:15 p.m.: Papa Grows Funk
1:30 p.m.: Ledisi
3 p.m.: Benjy Davis Project
4:15 p.m.: Biz Markie
4:30 p.m.: Alejandro Escovedo
5:45 p.m.: Biz Markie
6 p.m.: MyNameIsJohnMichael
7 p.m.: Biz Markie
7:30 p.m.: The Knux
9 p.m.: Ween

Preservation Hall Stage

11:30 a.m.: Loose Marbles
12:30 p.m.: DJ Butterfoot
1 p.m.: TBC Brass Band
2 p.m.: DJ Butterfoot
2:30 p.m.: Lil Brian and the Zydeco Travelers
3:45 p.m.: DJ Butterfoot
4:15 p.m.: Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Band
5:15 p.m.: DJ Butterfoot
5:30 p.m.: Preservation Hall Stars with special guests
6:45 p.m.: DJ Butterfoot
7:15 p.m.: Little Freddie King
8:15 p.m.: DJ Butterfoot
8:30 p.m.: Voodoo Social Aid and Pleasure club presents DJ Soul Sister’s Booty Patrol Throwdown